Has there ever been any news as #TGIF-worthy as this? Earlier this morning, Season 2, Episode 1 of American Ballet Theatre principal James Whiteside’s hilarious/fascinating/straight-up genius podcast “The Stage Rightside with James Whiteside” was released! Never heard of it?! Get thee to iTunes, stat. If you’re a bunhead with a wicked, irreverent sense of humor […]
The New York Dance and Performance Awards—known fondly as the Bessies—are back! They’re the dance world’s Academy Awards, if you will. Named after dance pioneer Bessie Schonberg, the Bessies are more and more impressive each year. 2015’s nominees are no exception. The list is huge and sparkling. There’s all the ballet that made headlines this year, from […]
American Ballet Theatre’s latest production of The Sleeping Beauty premiered last night at the Segerstrom Center in California. And you know what that means: The company’s dancers are currently flooding Instagram and Twitter with tantalizing behind-the-scenes photos and videos. Which is the best. World Premiere Day! All very best to dear colleagues/friends @ABTBallet. t my […]
The year 2011 was filled with show-stopping onstage moments and exciting offstage drama. Whether you were captivated by New York City Ballet star Sara Mearns’ 32 fouettés in Swan Lake or danced along in your seat as Sutton Foster led the Broadway cast of Anything Goes through a series of time steps, there’s no doubt […]
My ballet boyfriend David Hallberg has a new love Down Under, and it’s low-key breaking my heart. Okay, I’ll be a little less melodramatic (and maybe explain what I’m talking about): Hallberg, who’s basically a real-life Apollo of ballet, has been recovering in Sydney ever since he suffered a pretty gnarly ankle injury in 2014. David Hallberg (photo by Henry Leutwyler) Cue two […]
Everyone knows it’s not only the steps or technique that make a ballerina memorable. It’s the emotion—and the ability to tell a story—that truly captivates an audience. And American Ballet Theatre‘s latest video is here to help. It takes us inside this season’s production of The Sleeping Beauty, complete with luscious footage of the ballet […]
Get it, Santa. (via netanimations.net) We wish you a merry Christmas, a happy belated-Hanukkah and a joyous early-Kwanzaa! If you’re celebrating today, we hope you’ve had a magical morning—filled with hot cocoa, holiday carols, bear hugs and Santa surprises. While old Kris Kringle may be through making his rounds for this year, we’ve still got […]
Season 2 of “city.ballet.”—the AOL On series that gives an insider’s look at New York City Ballet—is live now! We’re recapping one episode per week. Watch all 12 at dancemagazine.com. Let’s establish this right off the bat: Alexei Ratmansky is a genius. The prolific choreographer—it seems like he has a new work premiering every five minutes—has […]